Tag: Max Schachter
Trump’s budget pares spending on education, college consolidation proposal, education bills and more
School safety clearinghouse, gender-neutral graduations, bonuses and more
Lobbying against reinstatement, academic standards, district police and more
Contract rejected, sales tax hike vote, assault guns, heat death inquiry and more
Florida schools roundup: Investigation on testing urged, security deal and more
Testing investigation: Six conservative legislators are calling on the Florida Department of Education to investigate whether three school districts deliberately limited the number of low-performing 7th-graders taking the state end-of-course civics exam in order to earn better school grades from the state. Sen. Dennis Baxley and Reps. Jason Fischer, Michael Bileca, [Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: School grades improving, unions lose case and more
School grades improve: The number of Florida schools getting a grade of A or B from the state this year is up 2 percentage points, from 56 to 58 percent, according to the Florida Department of Education’s annual report. The state also says the number of schools receiving a D[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: School security app, portables, voting and more
School security: The Florida Department of Education and the Attorney General’s Office are collaborating to build a suspicious activity reporting app for students and others that would allow them to anonymously report “unsafe, potentially harmful, dangerous, violent or criminal activities” to local law enforcement. The app, called Fortify FL, is[Read More…]